Chura sabzi
Chura sabzi, from above
VegArunachal Pradesh

Chura sabzi

Fermented cheese cooked with chilli and onion. Arunachal's fiery cheese curry.

25 minTime
10 gProtein each
hotSpice
Cheese and chilli2 chapters · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayCheese, chilli, a little butter.
The original
124kcalsame
10 gproteinsame
1 gfibresame
25minutessame

Chura sabzi as Arunachal makes it.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

4 servings
Chhurpi, soft250 g soft chura or chhurpi
Onion1 large, sliced
Tomato1 large, chopped
Green chilli6 to 8, slit
Garlic4 cloves, chopped
Butter1 tbsp
Saltto taste
Water¾ cup

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Melt butter, add onion, garlic and chillies and cook until soft.
  2. 2Add tomato and cook until soft. Add water and bring to a simmer.
  3. 3Crumble in the chura and stir until it melts into a thick sauce. Season.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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What goes with Chura sabzi: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Jeera rice30 min
Bread or rice Methi thepla40 min
With a main Mor kuzhambu35 min
With a main Zan30 min
To drink Kokum sharbat25 min
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